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Airbnb has a normal fridge, a microwave, a washing machine, a dishwasher and 700-100 sq ft area. A similarly priced hotel room will have 250 sq ft area and none

Airbnb has a normal fridge, a microwave, a washing machine, a dishwasher and 700-100 sq ft area. A similarly priced hotel room will have 250 sq ft area and none of the above amenities.

ghaff 3y ago
Suite hotels have all that except maybe the washing machine and are often pretty comparable in price to "regular" hotel rooms. Those tend to be my preference although I use the refrigerator more than the rest of the kitchen.
- TulliusCicero 3y ago
  > Suite hotels have all that except maybe the washing machine and are often pretty comparable in price to "regular" hotel rooms. I have not found this to be the case at all. Getting a suite with a kitchen usually involves paying a large premium to a regular hotel room.
  - klausa 3y ago
    They don't mean upgrading to a suite at a "regular" hotel; there are chains specializing in renting out "home-style" rooms ("extended-stay" is the industry term, I believe), and I've seen them referred to suite hotels sometimes. The biggest chains have these sub-brands in the space, based off three minutes of googling/wikiing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residence_Inn_by_Marriott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residence_Inn_by_Marriott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staybridge_Suites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staybridge_Suites https://www.hyatt.com/development/ourbrands/hyatthouse https://www.hyatt.com/development/ourbrands/hyatthouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homewood_Suites_by_Hilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homewood_Suites_by_Hilton I never stayed at one, so can't comment how accurate the OP was re/price.
    - TulliusCicero 3y ago
      I was thinking of those options too. I do tend to look for them when I'm searching for hotel rooms.
    - ghaff 3y ago
      Right. Residence Inn is one of my goto brands. Not always certainly but I tend to be staying at mid-rangeish hotels anyway and Residence is usually in that band, especially outside of downtowns.
    - closeparen 3y ago
      I've never seen an extended-stay hotel in a neighborhood that I would visit for leisure. They're usually in pretty ugly, utilitarian spots - off a cloverleaf or behind a strip mall - serving business travelers.
      - jerlam 3y ago
        I don't know how you would easily book them if you're not in the system, but what you're describing is a timeshare rental - suite rooms in resort-like environments.
      - klausa 3y ago
        That's probably true in the US; much less so in Asia or places with good public transit. There's a Hyatt House I pass by sometimes right next to the Shibuya crossing; though I'm guessing that one definitely does not have the price advantage.
scarface_74 3y ago
I literally stayed in hotels from October 2022 - October 2023 permanently with my wife except for two months between January and February last year as we flew around the country. We generally stayed in Homewood Suites, Home2Suites, Embassy Suites and Hyatt Places. Most Hyatt Places didn’t have washer and dryers onsite. We had to either Uber to take our clothes or use a wash and fold delivery service. The rest of the places did. The rooms are usually around 400 square feet. Homewood Suites and Home2Suites have dishwashers and full refrigerators. Home2Suites you have to ask for a “burner”
al_borland 3y ago
This all depends on the AirBnB. I stayed in one in Tokyo that had a kitchen and washing machine, but no TV. I had never stayed anywhere without a TV before (hotel or AirBnB), so I suppose it’s my fault for assuming it would have on. I was very disappointed, as I was planning to watch at least some Japanese TV in the evenings and instead just had to watch whatever was on my iPad. With a hotel, especially bigger chains, there are certain things a person can count on. With AirBnB I feel like I need to be a detective and keep a list of all my requirements, even ones I thought were default standards. Also, at the Tokyo AirBnB, once I got there I found a sign in the bathroom that essentially told me AirBnB wasn’t allowed in the building, so if anyone asked who I was, I had to lie and give the prepared backstory. I’ve never had to lie to skirt the law/rules when staying at a hotel. My next trip I’m staying in a hotel, and it has a kitchen as well (with a sink and range), so I can go to the store and prepare food if I want. It’s not 1,000sqft, but how much space do I really need for a couple weeks? My goal is to get out and do things, not stay inside the whole time. I’ve also had many hotels with a fridge and a microwave. The fridge might not be full size, but again, for a week or two, how much space does a person really need?

Airbnb has a normal fridge, a microwave, a washing machine, a dishwasher and 700-100 sq ft area. A similarly priced hotel room will have 250 sq ft area and none of the above amenities.

ghaff 3y ago

Suite hotels have all that except maybe the washing machine and are often pretty comparable in price to "regular" hotel rooms. Those tend to be my preference although I use the refrigerator more than the rest of the kitchen.

TulliusCicero 3y ago
> Suite hotels have all that except maybe the washing machine and are often pretty comparable in price to "regular" hotel rooms. I have not found this to be the case at all. Getting a suite with a kitchen usually involves paying a large premium to a regular hotel room.
- klausa 3y ago
  They don't mean upgrading to a suite at a "regular" hotel; there are chains specializing in renting out "home-style" rooms ("extended-stay" is the industry term, I believe), and I've seen them referred to suite hotels sometimes. The biggest chains have these sub-brands in the space, based off three minutes of googling/wikiing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residence_Inn_by_Marriott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residence_Inn_by_Marriott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staybridge_Suites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staybridge_Suites https://www.hyatt.com/development/ourbrands/hyatthouse https://www.hyatt.com/development/ourbrands/hyatthouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homewood_Suites_by_Hilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homewood_Suites_by_Hilton I never stayed at one, so can't comment how accurate the OP was re/price.
  - TulliusCicero 3y ago
    I was thinking of those options too. I do tend to look for them when I'm searching for hotel rooms.
  - ghaff 3y ago
    Right. Residence Inn is one of my goto brands. Not always certainly but I tend to be staying at mid-rangeish hotels anyway and Residence is usually in that band, especially outside of downtowns.
  - closeparen 3y ago
    I've never seen an extended-stay hotel in a neighborhood that I would visit for leisure. They're usually in pretty ugly, utilitarian spots - off a cloverleaf or behind a strip mall - serving business travelers.
    - jerlam 3y ago
      I don't know how you would easily book them if you're not in the system, but what you're describing is a timeshare rental - suite rooms in resort-like environments.
    - klausa 3y ago
      That's probably true in the US; much less so in Asia or places with good public transit. There's a Hyatt House I pass by sometimes right next to the Shibuya crossing; though I'm guessing that one definitely does not have the price advantage.

scarface_74 3y ago

I literally stayed in hotels from October 2022 - October 2023 permanently with my wife except for two months between January and February last year as we flew around the country. We generally stayed in Homewood Suites, Home2Suites, Embassy Suites and Hyatt Places. Most Hyatt Places didn’t have washer and dryers onsite. We had to either Uber to take our clothes or use a wash and fold delivery service. The rest of the places did. The rooms are usually around 400 square feet. Homewood Suites and Home2Suites have dishwashers and full refrigerators. Home2Suites you have to ask for a “burner”

al_borland 3y ago

This all depends on the AirBnB. I stayed in one in Tokyo that had a kitchen and washing machine, but no TV. I had never stayed anywhere without a TV before (hotel or AirBnB), so I suppose it’s my fault for assuming it would have on. I was very disappointed, as I was planning to watch at least some Japanese TV in the evenings and instead just had to watch whatever was on my iPad. With a hotel, especially bigger chains, there are certain things a person can count on. With AirBnB I feel like I need to be a detective and keep a list of all my requirements, even ones I thought were default standards. Also, at the Tokyo AirBnB, once I got there I found a sign in the bathroom that essentially told me AirBnB wasn’t allowed in the building, so if anyone asked who I was, I had to lie and give the prepared backstory. I’ve never had to lie to skirt the law/rules when staying at a hotel. My next trip I’m staying in a hotel, and it has a kitchen as well (with a sink and range), so I can go to the store and prepare food if I want. It’s not 1,000sqft, but how much space do I really need for a couple weeks? My goal is to get out and do things, not stay inside the whole time. I’ve also had many hotels with a fridge and a microwave. The fridge might not be full size, but again, for a week or two, how much space does a person really need?